Education and Youth Development News Archives

A conversation with Judson W. Robinson, III, president and CEO of the Houston Area Urban League

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Judson W. Robinson, III, president and CEO of the Houston Area Urban League. This past summer, the Houston Area Urban League hosted the 2023 National Urban League Conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The NUL Conference return to Houston… Continue reading

HOUSTON AREA URBAN LEAGUE STANDS WITH NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE IN COMMENDING U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROSECUTION OF FORMER MEMPHIS POLICE IN TYRE NICHOLS CASE

The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) and our President & CEO, Judson Robinson III, join the National Urban League in commending the U.S. Justice Department's indictment of the former Memphis Police officers involved in the tragic death of Tyre Nichols in January. Tyre Nichols' life mattered, and his memory will continue to drive our commitment… Continue reading

Gov. Abbott announces over $6.9 million in grants to Gulf Coast-area veteran organizations

HOUSTON – Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that 31 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $6.9 million were awarded to 26 Gulf Coast-area veteran service organizations as part of the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Big Check Tour, according to a release. The funding will provide services to more than 5,300 veterans and their families… Continue reading

KSAT News: Federal Court in Texas Hears Lawsuit Challenging S.B. 1, State Law Targeting Voting Rights

SAN ANTONIO – A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican efforts across the U.S. to pass new voting restrictions following President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. The lawsuit was brought by a coalition of voting rights groups after Republican Gov.… Continue reading

What’s at stake in the long-awaited trial over Texas’s sweeping 2021 elections law

The GOP-backed Senate Bill 1 added voting restrictions that plaintiffs claim unfairly impacts voters of color. Click here to view the full article.

Texas Omnibus Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1 Will Be Put to the Test at Federal Trial

“Today, more than 50 Democratic members of the Texas House left Austin…not because we want to — it breaks our heart that we have to do it — but we do it because we are in a fight to save our democracy. The nationwide Republican voter suppression efforts are coming to a crisis point in… Continue reading

Federal Court in Texas Hears Lawsuit Challenging S.B. 1, State Law Targeting Voting Rights

[San Antonio, Texas] – Today, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas began the first day of trial in a case challenging S.B. 1, a Texas law that targets voting access. The case is comprised of five lawsuits, including Houston Area Urban League v. Abbott which was filed in 2021 by… Continue reading

Trial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021

SAN ANTONIO — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that set off a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021 and resulted in thousands of rejected mail ballots under the stricter measures, which Republicans had rushed to pass following President Donald Trump's defeat and his false claims of a stolen election. The lawsuit was brought… Continue reading